Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
13.8°C
3.4° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
427
402
265
204
200
157
286
160
120
181
266
201
196
191
137
183
174
225
156
137
121
81
42
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
WSW
0
WSW
0
N
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
W
5
W
0
NW
0
WNW
5
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:44AM1.72m
3:05PM1.77m
3:28AM1.81m
3:49PM1.81m
4:14AM1.89m
4:36PM1.84m
Low Tide
8:50AM0.27m
9:13PM0.24m
9:37AM0.22m
9:58PM0.19m
10:27AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:22
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6:18
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8:02
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Temp °C
14
14
17
20
20
19
17
16
15
13
16
17
18
15
15
15
14
15
17
19
20
18
17
Feels °C
12
13
17
20
20
18
16
14
14
12
14
14
14
12
13
12
12
13
13
14
12
9
8
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